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Merriam Park Painting

Exterior Painting, Interior Painting, Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,

About us

Award winning. Merriam Park Painting, Inc. is grounded in the traditional values of honesty, hard work and quality service. We are determined to remain a small customer centered firm while constantly working as a team in becoming efficient and knowledgeable in our field. We strive to create an environment of clarity and openness where all can enjoy the gift of their work, and where our customers are pleased with our quality service Merriam Park Painting began in 1982. Ed Gross and Norm Gross, brothers both grew up on a farm in Southwest Iowa and learned many practical skills among which the skill of painting. Buildings, barns, the house all needed to be kept up and therefore, at an early age they were exposed to the painting process. When Ed was in High School his older brother began a painting business, and therefore, Ed was exposed to more of the painting trade. In the spring of the 1982 after graduating from the University of St. Thomas, Merriam Park Painting began and between five and ten homes were painted that summer. In the early years the company operated as a sole proprietorship and slowly grew. In the late 1980's the business was incorporated and began to increase its services into areas of interior painting, enameling, drywall installation, taping and mudding, plaster repairs, wallpaper hanging, woodwork staining, and varnishing, ceiling texturing as well as painting. In the early 90's Merriam Park Painting began completing some carpentry repairs. This was important because the painter’s were waiting for a carpenter to be found and hired by the homeowner, and it always seemed to delay projects and be inconvenient for the homeowner. Since we have carpenters on board with our company siding repair, rotted wood repair, window sills, installation of storm windows and doors have been a regular part of the painting business. We have also on numerous occasions replaced interior woodwork, installed crown molding, sized old doors to fit properly and other miscellaneous projects in conjunction with our interior painting work. The carpentry addition has proved to be a welcome addition for homeowners. They can hire Merriam Park Painting to complete their preparation and painting, as well as complete carpentry work and wood repair that is needed all in one process. Merriam Park Painting has always had the philosophy of hiring honest, skilled, and hard working people and then training them properly. Our perspective has always been to compensate people well, provide a good environment where people can enjoy the gift of their work and keep employees for the long term. We have been very successful, and it has made a tremendous impact on our business quality and the completeness of our work. We look forward to continuing our residential exterior painting in St. Paul and Minneapolis specializing in re-painting of older homes. We also look forward to continuing our residential interior painting and increasing our presence in the commercial interior painting market. Carpentry work, sheetrock, installation, plaster repair, and wallpaper hanging as well as staining and varnishing work will continue to be at the nucleus enhancing our painting expertise.

Business highlights

43 years of trusted experience
Emergency Services Offered

Services we offer

Interior and exterior painting, carpentry, plastering, wall repair, specialty finishes & wall coverings.

Amenities

Free Estimates
Yes
Warranties
Yes
Emergency Services
Yes


Accepted payment methods

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Photos of past projects

Reviews

4.863 Reviews
Number of StarsImage of DistributionNumber of Ratings
5
81%
4
13%
3
2%
2
3%
1
2%


Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
4.9
value
4.5
professionalism
4.8
responsiveness
4.7
punctuality
4.8
Showing 51-63 of 63 reviews

Mike W.
07/2017
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
See above.
Description of Work: We did not have any work done by this company, but our neighbors did. Our neighbor had his garage, which is on our property line, painted. The young men who scraped and painted the garage, partly in our yard and partly in our neighbor's yard were so, so, so polite and courteous. They were clean and neat and tried to do as little damage as possible to our shrubbery. They even worried that one of our dogs had somehow escaped (because they had readjusted our small fencing), and came to the back door to make sure everyone was secure. We were really impressed, and will think about using this company if ever we need painting done.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Sheldon B.
08/2016
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Great job painting our 3 story house. Very happy with end result. Nice people to work with. Only complaint was that they weren't quite as careful with the bushes around our house as we would have liked.
Rating CategoryRating out of 5
Yes, I recommend this pro

Kristin S.
07/2016
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Came out for to provide a service bid.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Elisabeth P.
10/2015
5.0
house painters, gutter repair, siding, contractors, woodworking
  + 3 more
unknown
Description of Work: MPP's estimate was detailed and easy to understand. They offered additional services like gutter and window cleaning and replacing broken panes, but did not press me to accept those services. They did not object at all when at the last minute, I decided to save some money by painting some removable windows myself. That flexibility was nice. (Another painter wouldn't even touch the job, told me to get vinyl siding. And yet MPP's estimate, while not cheap, was much lower than getting siding.) | |Ed told me in May that they could not get to my house before August or September but they communicated with me a couple of times over the summer and in September they started on my house (actually my elderly parents' house). | |Before painting this neglected 65-year-old house, MPP did minor and major wood repairs which made the house look much better. I told them my main and trim color on Day 1 but John gave me a chance to change my mind - painted one end of the house so I could see what the colors really looked like on the building. Once they started, they were there every day and/or communicated with me every day until the job was done. They had access to the house in my absence and treated it with consideration. They even swept leaves off my driveway just before they left!

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$10,000

Response from Merriam Park Painting
[Member Name Removed], Thanks for taking the time to give us such a great review Ed

Barb T.
07/2015
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: Exterior whole house painting

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$14,000

Response from Merriam Park Painting
Thanks for taking the time to give us a great review! Ed

Benjamin S.
06/2014
5.0
interior painters
  + -1 more
It went fine.
Description of Work: I had an estimate from them.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Mary W.
06/2014
5.0
house painters, interior painters
  + 0 more
unknown
Description of Work: Ed Gross responded to my inquiry very quickly. I described the project,to power wash the stucco and paint the exterior trim of my house, and |Ed said he was booking out into the fall and asked if I was still interested in having the estimate completed. Since I want to have the painting job done this summer, I declined the estimate. Ed gave me a referral for a painter that had trained with him in the past who was starting a new painting company. Ed was very helpful, prompt and professional. I will definitely contact him for future painting projects.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

Stephen S.
11/2012
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
Went well
Description of Work: Replaced damaged siding, scraped, primed and applied top coats to gable ends of 3 story house. Excellent job. Very pleased and would use them again.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$2,500

Response from Merriam Park Painting
Customer, Thanks for this kind response. We enjoyed working for you. Happy Holiday season to you and yours, Ed Gross

SANDRA G.
09/2004
5.0
house painters
  + -1 more
THE CREW CHIEF, JOHN, WAS VERY COMPREHENSIVE IN HIS APPROACH TO GETTING THE HOUSE COMPLETED ON TIME. THE JOB PERFORMED BY HIM AND HIS TEAM WAS OUTSTANDING. THE HOUSE LOOKS TREMENDOUS AND I'M SO PLEASED I CHOSE TO PAINT IT INSTEAD OF HAVING IT SIDED. I WOULD HIRE MERRIAM PARK PAINTERS AGAIN FOR A SIMILAR JOB. THEY ARE VERY THOROUGH AND PROFESSIONAL.
Description of Work: ENTIRE EXTERIOR OF HOUSE SCRAPED, PRIMED AND PAINTED. REGLAZED AND REPLACED WINDOWS WHEN NEEDED, PAINTED ALL WINDOWS AND DOORS.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
4.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$5,000

MARGARET S.
07/2004
4.0
interior painters
  + -1 more
FIRST OF ALL, THE QUALITY OF WORKMANSHIP WAS EXCELLENT. IF I COULD GIVE MPP AN A+ FOR QUALITY OF WORK I WOULD. HOWEVER, THE FINAL BILL CAME IN 35% OVER THE BID. IN FAIRNESS TO MPP, THE BID DID STATE THAT TWO COATS WAS STANDARD AND ANYTHING IN EXCESS WOULD BE CHARGED AT $40/HOUR PLUS MATERIALS. AND I BELIEVE THAT IT TOOK THE EXTRA 26 HOURS (WE USED VERY DIFFICULT COLORS FOR COVERAGE AND MID-QUALITY PAINT) BUT I EXPECT THAT A PAINTING PROFESSIONAL SHOULD BE ABLE TO TELL IF A JOB WILL TAKE EXTRA WORK AND INCLUDE THAT COST IN THE BID. MOREOVER, I VERBALLY AUTHORIZED UP TO $800 OVER THE ORIGINAL BID, BUT WHEN I RECEIVED THE BILL IT WAS $1165 OVER. TO ME, THIS REPRESENTS FAIR PROFESSIONALISM, THOUGH MPP WAS VERY CLEAN AND COURTEOUS. BASICALLY, I THINK THERE IS A CHANCE THAT MPP DELIBERATELY UNDERBID THE JOB. IF OTHERS ON ANGIE'S LIST HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE, I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM MPP. IF, IN OTHER JOBS, THEY STAYED CLOSE TO THE BID, I WOULD STRONGLY RECOMMEND MPP.
Description of Work: PREPPED AND PAINTED ALL ROOMS OF A 1800 SQUARE FOOT CONDO.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
4.0
professionalism
3.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

$4,500

LYNN A.
04/2004
5.0
gutter repair, siding, contractors
  + 1 more
EXCEPTIONAL! ALWAYS MID PRICED AND ALWAYS COME OUT THREE TIMES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING TURNED OUT ALL RIGHT. THE OWNER CAME OUT THE LAST TIME AND I HAD JUST HAD SOME BUSHES CUT BACK AND THE OWNER SAW SOME STUFF THAT NEEDED TO BE PICKED UP. INSTEAD OF HAVING SOME KID COME BACK AND DO IT HE JUST DID IT HIMSELF RIGHT THEN AND THERE. VERY CUSTOMER ORIENTED.
Description of Work: THE JOB WAS TO REPAIR THE WHOLE LEFT SIDE OF MY HOUSE. THEY REPLACED ALL OF THE CEDAR SHAKE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF MY HOUSE, AND THE GUTTERING AS WELL. THEY DID A LOT OF CARPENTRY WORK AS WELL. THEY DID THE MOLDING BETWEEN THE CEDAR SHAKE AS WELL AS THE ROOF LINE.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro

GAIL E.
02/2004
5.0
interior painters, wallpaper removal
  + 0 more
WE HAD A VERY POSITIVE EXPERIENCE WITH THIS COMPANY. THEIR BID WAS VERY COMPETITIVE, AND THEY WERE FLEXIBLE IN THEIR PRICING (WHICH WE REQUESTED, DUE TO UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF REMOVING THE WALLPAPER). THEY SHOWED UP WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD, USED LOTS OF DROP CLOTHS AND PLASTIC TO PROTECT EVERYTHING, AND WERE VERY COURTEOUS. WHEN A PROBLEM CAME UP WITH THE PAINT NOT ADHERING WELL IN ONE OF THE ROOMS, THEY CAME BACK PROMPTLY AND REPAINTED THAT ROOM FOR NO CHARGE. WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THEM.
Description of Work: REMOVED WALLPAPER IN FOUR ROOMS, PAINTED FIVE ROOMS, PRIMED AND PAINTED TEXTURED CEILING IN ONE ROOM.

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$3,000

RAYMOND R.
07/2003
5.0
interior painters
  + -1 more
unknown
Description of Work: PAINTED FOYER, INCLUDING DAMAGED CEILING AND STAINED BASEBOARD

Rating CategoryRating out of 5
quality
5.0
value
5.0
professionalism
5.0
responsiveness
5.0
punctuality
5.0

Yes, I recommend this pro
$1,800
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Contact information

893 Laurel Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

www.mppainting.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Licensing

Bonded

Insured

Eco-friendly Accreditations

LEED Accredited Professional
No
Energy Star Partner
No
EPA Lead-Safe Certified
Yes
Use Green Products or Work Practices
Yes
State Contractor License Requirements

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*Contact business to see additional licenses.


Service Categories

Exterior Painting,
Interior Painting,
Finished Carpentry and Woodworking,
Unfinished Carpentry,
Pressure Washing,
Gutters,
Siding,
Wallpaper Removal,
Drywall,
Wallpaper,
Plaster

FAQ

Merriam Park Painting is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Saturday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Merriam Park Painting accepts the following forms of payment: Check
Yes, Merriam Park Painting offers free project estimates.
Yes, Merriam Park Painting offers eco-friendly accreditations.
No, Merriam Park Painting does not offer a senior discount.
Yes, Merriam Park Painting offers emergency services.
Yes, Merriam Park Painting offers warranties.
Merriam Park Painting offers the following services: Interior and exterior painting, carpentry, plastering, wall repair, specialty finishes & wall coverings.

Contact information

893 Laurel Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104

www.mppainting.com

Service hours

Sunday:
Closed
Monday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday:
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM